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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Hawks get ready for Big Ten tournament

CHARLIE KAUTZ March 10, 2009

Sophomore Jake Kelly’s thoughts on his second Big Ten Player of the Week honor captured the mood of Iowa’s first shootaround of the postseason on Monday. “Pretty cool,” he said. After a win in...

Point/counterpoint: Should Angle have gotten playing time on Saturday?

DI SPORTS STAFF March 10, 2009

YES — Jordan Garretson The final home basketball contest of the regular season means one thing — Senior Day, a time to honor the student athletes who have dedicated themselves to the program for the...

Jenifer Simbhudas honored

DI SPORTS STAFF March 10, 2009

Competing in the final home meet of her career, senior Jenifer Simbhudas gave it her all this past weekend against No. 24 Kentucky. She helped lead the 23rd-ranked GymHawks to a 196.525-194.875 victory,...

Wrestling Big Ten champs again

RYAN YOUNG March 9, 2009

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Just as it did a year ago, Iowa stamped its 33rd Big Ten championship with a big red warning: Do not underestimate us before the NCAA championships. Amassing 141 total points by...

Dreams of gold for wrestler Erekson

RYAN YOUNG March 9, 2009

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Dan Erekson remembers his first experience at Big Ten championships two years ago. It didn’t go near as well as the one on Sunday. Placing sixth as a 197-pounder in 2007, Erekson...

Women’s basketball team waits for NCAA seeding

MIKE BROWNLEE March 9, 2009

With only the NCAA Tournament left to play, the Iowa women’s basketball team has two weeks off to figure out what went wrong against No. 12 Ohio State on Saturday and prepare for its upcoming first round...

Jake Kelly’s play nothing to sneeze at

SCOTT MILLER March 9, 2009

It seemed like an abnormal point to call a time-out. After all, the second half had just started, and Todd Lickliter’s game plan couldn’t have changed that much in 31 seconds of play. But there Lickliter...

Jenifer Simbhudas nearly perfect at gymnastics meet

EVELYN LAU March 9, 2009

Jenifer Simbhudas has always striven for perfection. Competing in her final regular-season home meet for the Iowa women’s gymnastics team on March 6, the senior sure got close. Simbhudas kicked off...

Women open basketball tournament against Minnesota

JEFF PAWOLA March 6, 2009

The women’s Big Ten Tournament got underway Thursday as the conferences lower seeds battled it. There were no real surprises — No. 7 Wisconsin, No. 6 Indiana, and No. 9 Illinois all emerged victorious. Tonight,...

Hawkeye men’s basketball team will try to end close losses

SCOTT MILLER March 6, 2009

When looking at the Iowa men’s basketball team, one is hard-pressed to remember the blowout losses. Sure, the Hawkeyes, who sit at 10th in the conference with a 4-13 record, have endured plenty of...

Top-ranked wrestlers look to defend Big Ten title

RYAN YOUNG March 6, 2009

The top-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes or the defending Big Ten Tournament champs? While either title is applicable to the Iowa wrestling team heading into this weekend’s conference championships, which will...

GymHawks face Kentucky

EVELYN LAU March 6, 2009

Hitting 24-for-24. That has been the top goal for the Iowa women’s gymnastics team all season. As the GymHawks head into their final home meet, problems on the balance beam have forced head coach Larissa...